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Vanguard Court Watch Podcast Episode 6 – Jeffrey Deskovic – from Wrongly Convicted Teen to Activist

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 19, 2019
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Vanguard Court Watch Podcast Episode 6 – Jeffrey Deskovic – from Wrongly Convicted Teen to Activist

The story of Jeffrey Deskovic is a classic case of a wrongful conviction. At the age of 17, he was accuse ...

The story of Jeffrey Deskovic is a classic case of a wrongful conviction. At the age of 17, he was accused of raping and murdering a 15-year-old school classmate. This was despite the fact that his DN ...

August 19, 2019
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Ten Years after He Was Sentenced to 378 Years, Ajay Dev Case Returns to Yolo County

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 27, 2019
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Ten Years after He Was Sentenced to 378 Years, Ajay Dev Case Returns to Yolo County

The last time that Yolo County saw Ajay Dev’s case was in August 2009. Mr. Dev, having been convicted of ...

The last time that Yolo County saw Ajay Dev’s case was in August 2009. Mr. Dev, having been convicted of 76 counts of raping his adopted daughter, was led away for 378 years. While Mr. Dev was not in ...

July 27, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard Court Watch Podcast Episode 2 – Lisa Rea – Restorative Justice

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 26, 2019
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Vanguard Court Watch Podcast Episode 2 – Lisa Rea – Restorative Justice

Lisa Rea is the president and founder of Restorative Justice International (RJI). RJI is an international ...

Lisa Rea is the president and founder of Restorative Justice International (RJI). RJI is an international association and network first created in 2008 through social media with over 6000 members and ...

July 26, 2019
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Black Boys Aren’t “Wolf Packs” and Abusive Prosecutors Aren’t “Lone Wolves”

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|Date: June 19, 2019
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Black Boys Aren’t “Wolf Packs” and Abusive Prosecutors Aren’t “Lone Wolves”

By Somil Trivedi and Nusrat Choudhury Ava Duvernay’s new miniseries, When They See Us, retells the harrow ...

By Somil Trivedi and Nusrat Choudhury Ava Duvernay’s new miniseries, When They See Us, retells the harrowing story of the five Black and Latinx boys wrongfully imprisoned for the rape and near murder ...

June 19, 2019
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Commentary: Can the Jury Convict on the Word of a Four-Year-Old?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 18, 2019
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Commentary: Can the Jury Convict on the Word of a Four-Year-Old?

The lengthy trial closed on Monday in San Francisco, and both sides agreed on basically one thing – the v ...

The lengthy trial closed on Monday in San Francisco, and both sides agreed on basically one thing – the verdict comes down to whether the jury decides to believe the word of a four-year-old potential ...

June 18, 2019
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Linda Fairstein Is Canceled. Is ‘Law & Order’ Culture Next?

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|Date: June 17, 2019
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Linda Fairstein Is Canceled. Is ‘Law & Order’ Culture Next?

By the Appeal “I had stared at death before. I was way too familiar with the vagaries of murder.” So begi ...

By the Appeal “I had stared at death before. I was way too familiar with the vagaries of murder.” So begins “Deadfall,” a novel written by celebrity prosecutor Linda Fairstein. She continues: “I had s ...

June 17, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Four Cases from SF to Sac Illustrate the State of the Injustice System

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 10, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Four Cases from SF to Sac Illustrate the State of the Injustice System

The Vanguard is now covering cases from San Francisco to Sacramento and we find injustice across the boar ...

The Vanguard is now covering cases from San Francisco to Sacramento and we find injustice across the board. In San Francisco, we have been covering the case of Antonio Carter Bibbs accused of molestin ...

June 10, 2019
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Unreliable Eyewitness ID Leads to Conviction Reversal in 2002 Shooting

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|Date: May 17, 2019
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Unreliable Eyewitness ID Leads to Conviction Reversal in 2002 Shooting

(From Press Release) - A man wrongfully convicted in a 2002 shooting has had his conviction reversed base ...

(From Press Release) - A man wrongfully convicted in a 2002 shooting has had his conviction reversed based on newly discovered evidence, uncovered by the Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP) a ...

May 17, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Prosecutorial Oversight Lacking in Yolo County

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 22, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Prosecutorial Oversight Lacking in Yolo County

Last week we saw at the state level a shining example of how even a liberal attorney general is not suffi ...

Last week we saw at the state level a shining example of how even a liberal attorney general is not sufficient to produce proper oversight. In the Orange County jailhouse informant scandal, a case th ...

April 22, 2019
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Exonerees in 2018 Lost a Record Number of Years to Wrongful Imprisonment

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|Date: April 10, 2019
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Exonerees in 2018 Lost a Record Number of Years to Wrongful Imprisonment

Conviction Integrity Units in prosecutors’ offices have tripled since 2013 (From Press Release) - In 2018 ...

Conviction Integrity Units in prosecutors’ offices have tripled since 2013 (From Press Release) - In 2018, the National Registry of Exonerations recorded 151 exonerations, setting a record for the num ...

April 10, 2019
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Reaction Pours Out to Gavin Newsom’s Moratorium on the Death Penalty

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 14, 2019
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Reaction Pours Out to Gavin Newsom’s Moratorium on the Death Penalty

In his announcement on the moratorium, Governor Gavin Newsom framed the issue as a personal journey roote ...

In his announcement on the moratorium, Governor Gavin Newsom framed the issue as a personal journey rooted not just in the immorality of the death penalty, but also in the idea that there are people o ...

March 14, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Critics Are Right, Kamala Harris Not a Reformer

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 21, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Critics Are Right, Kamala Harris Not a Reformer

Ironically, a few moments ago the news came out – that Kamala Harris, California Senator and the second b ...

Ironically, a few moments ago the news came out – that Kamala Harris, California Senator and the second black woman to serve in the US Senate, will run for President in 2020. The NY Times said this m ...

January 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Conservative Approaches to Criminal Justice Reform

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 17, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Conservative Approaches to Criminal Justice Reform

Since July, the American Conservative has an ongoing series of currently 12 articles in collaboration wit ...

Since July, the American Conservative has an ongoing series of currently 12 articles in collaboration with the R Street Institute exploring conservative approaches to criminal justice reform. Here is ...

December 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Long Sentences Handed Out in Robbery Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 02, 2018
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Long Sentences Handed Out in Robbery Case

Last week, a Yolo County judge sentenced Ricky Hernandez to 43 years and Josh Cadenaz-Lopez to 56 years f ...

Last week, a Yolo County judge sentenced Ricky Hernandez to 43 years and Josh Cadenaz-Lopez to 56 years for their role in a series of robberies in West Sacramento in 2016. The prosecution had sought ...

November 02, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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How Our Local Legislators Fared on Police and Criminal Justice Reform Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 06, 2018
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How Our Local Legislators Fared on Police and Criminal Justice Reform Issues

It was a banner year on police and criminal justice reform issues before the state legislature. The ACLU ...

It was a banner year on police and criminal justice reform issues before the state legislature. The ACLU of California just issued a legislative scorecard on issues they endorsed and showed how all o ...

October 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Governor Brown Signs New Law to Help the Wrongfully Convicted

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|Date: October 04, 2018
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Governor Brown Signs New Law to Help the Wrongfully Convicted

(From Press Release) - On Sunday evening Senate Bill 1050, authored by State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell ...

(From Press Release) - On Sunday evening Senate Bill 1050, authored by State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens), was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. The bill provides transitional assistan ...

October 04, 2018
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Governor Brown Signs Post-Conviction Discovery Bill

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|Date: September 20, 2018
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Governor Brown Signs Post-Conviction Discovery Bill

New Law Provides Innocent People Access to Materials Available at Trial (From Press Release)— Governor Je ...

New Law Provides Innocent People Access to Materials Available at Trial (From Press Release)— Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law sponsored by the California Innocence Coalition, a group made ...

September 20, 2018
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California Legislature Approves Historic Bill to Prevent Wrongful Convictions

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|Date: September 02, 2018
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California Legislature Approves Historic Bill to Prevent Wrongful Convictions

(From Press Release) - On Friday, the California Assembly approved legislation that will help prevent wro ...

(From Press Release) - On Friday, the California Assembly approved legislation that will help prevent wrongful convictions. Senate Bill 923, introduced by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), will ...

September 02, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Trump Doesn’t Really Care that Flipping Corrupts Justice

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 27, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Trump Doesn’t Really Care that Flipping Corrupts Justice

One of the biggest challenges in the criminal justice system and a leading cause of wrongful convictions ...

One of the biggest challenges in the criminal justice system and a leading cause of wrongful convictions is the use of informants, who have something to gain as witnesses in criminal proceedings. Las ...

August 27, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: A Way Forward for Criminal Justice Reform If the DA Wants It

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 22, 2018
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Commentary: A Way Forward for Criminal Justice Reform If the DA Wants It

This week, the Vanguard column, supported by information from across the country, created a bit of a stir ...

This week, the Vanguard column, supported by information from across the country, created a bit of a stir with correspondence coming in locally. Looking at Philadelphia as a model for criminal justic ...

August 22, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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